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Long Beach vs Lawrence
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Long Beach has the most people working from home (18.8%).
Lawrence has the most expensive homes ($1623k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Long Beach | Lawrence |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 34,756Highest |
6,778Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.5±1.9Highest 9% above NY |
34.9±10.5Lowest 12% below NY |
| Long Beach and Lawrence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±1.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
28%±6.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.7%±5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Long Beach and Lawrence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
77.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
15%±6.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $140,739±$7kLowest 64% above NY |
$170,000±$53kHighest 98% above NY |
| Lawrence and Long Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $696,400±$28kLowest 64% above NY |
$1,623,200±$292kHighest 283% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,515±$168Highest 55% above NY |
$1,943±$290Lowest 20% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+ at least 52% above NY |
$10,000+ at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.4%±7.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
46.2%±19.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Long Beach and Lawrence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.6%Highest NY: 14% |
3.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 27% above NY |
39 minLowest 19% above NY |
| Work from home | 18.8%±3.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.7%±5.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #56 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | LONG BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.